Substances

Opium & opioids

19 September 2023
Scotland: Words mean little without action on drugs policy

Scotland: Words mean little without action on drugs policy

As Scotland's drug overdose deaths remain the highest in Europe, experts call on the government to expand beyond the pilot of one overdose prevention center and implement multiple sites, a national drug checking service and widespread diamorphine treatment.
30 August 2023
Decriminalising opioids will save countless lives

Decriminalising opioids will save countless lives

Rather than protecting life, drug policing and criminalisation direct violence against people living in precariousness, exacerbate the uncertainty of the street drug supply, and divert resources and people away from care and support.
22 August 2023
Drug policy and pathways to peace in Colombia

Drug policy and pathways to peace in Colombia

As momentum for drug policy reform grows in Colombia, the growers of northern Cauca insist on a clear demand: that profits from legal regulation do not go to armed groups or big business, but to the growers themselves.